Hospital Pharmacist PRN

Mercyhealth Wisconsin and Illinois; Freeport (IL); On-site; USD 79,000 - 119,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercyhealth Wisconsin and Illinois is seeking a pharmacist to oversee safe medication management across hospital operations. You will prepare, dispense medications per physician requests, and provide drug information to professional staff, patients and families.

This role supervises pharmacy technicians, ensures compliance with regulations, participates in quality improvement, and maintains formulary and records.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Pharmacy program.
• Wisconsin and/or Illinois license required.
• Strong accuracy and pharmaceutical calculation skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepares, dispenses medication orders per physician request according to established policies, procedures, & protocols.
• Provides accurate, adequate, and timely drug information to professional staff, patients and patient families.
• Ensures safe, appropriate, cost effective medication therapies for patients according to established policies, procedures, and protocols; reports adverse reactions.
• Participates in quality improvement and medication use review activities; collects data and maintains logs and records.
• Assists with pharmacokinetics consult service and drug dosing per organizational protocol; reviews culture and susceptibility data for antibiotic appropriateness.
• Supervises, directs, and coordinates the daily activities of the pharmacy technicians and support personnel.

Skills

Attention to detail

Pharmaceutical calculations

Computer skills

Education

Pharmacy degree (Graduate of accredited program)

Job description

OVERVIEW

Provides safe and effective medication management by reviewing, preparing, and dispensing medications, offering drug information, and supporting appropriate medication therapy for patients and clinical staff. Oversees pharmacy support personnel, monitors medication safety and regulatory compliance, supports quality improvement initiatives, and provides pharmacy leadership coverage as needed across hospital operations.

Schedule:

PRN

Shift:

Variable, As Needed

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prepares, dispenses medication orders per physician request according to established policies, procedures, & protocols.
• Provides accurate, adequate, and timely drug information to professional staff, patients and patient families. Documents these activities, as needed.
• Ensures safe, appropriate, cost effective medication therapies for patients according to established policies, procedures, and protocols. Detects and accurately reports, suspected adverse drug reactions and medication occurrences. Assists other professional staff to identify med errors/ adverse reactions.
• Participates in the quality improvement and medication use review activities of the department. Collects data; conducts quality monitors and inspections; and maintains logs/records and other documentation, as assigned.
• Assists with pharmacokinetics consult service/drug dosing per organizational protocol. Reviews/interprets culture and susceptibility data for antibiotic appropriateness and recommends changes. Assists professional staff with managing patient's pain.
• Supervises, directs, and coordinates the daily activities of the pharmacy technicians/ support personnel.
• Provides input for pharmacy support personnel performance appraisals. Performs essential duties of the pharmacy director in his/her absence.
• Adheres to health system policies and procedures. Complies with all requirements related to risk management, safety, security, fire, and infection control. Complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations.
• Actively participates in the department’s quality improvement activities, hospital committees, department/team meetings. Assists new hires in orientation, education, and training programs. Reviews literature and other materials, as assigned.
• Maintains competence required for current job title/position including: maintains current professional licensure and completes all competence/skills assessment requirements.
• Maintains formulary by minimizing non-formulary procurements, utilizing therapeutic substitution protocols, and promoting rational drug selection. Monitors any investigational drug
• Issues controlled substances to patient care areas & maintains records required by law. Resolve discrepancies as needed.
• Maintains professionalism and conducts self as a role model, serving as a resource for the other retail pharmacy partners.
• Maintains practice by ongoing professional literature review, continuing education and self-evaluation.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

Graduate of an accredited Pharmacy program

CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE

Wisconsin and/or Illinois license required

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Computer experience, including internet and email.
Strong accuracy skills
Excellent interpretive/analytical skills for pharmaceutical calculations for drug dosage, IV rates, etc

LEVEL OF SUPERVISION

N/A

SUPERVISES

This position supervises technicians. This position is involved in the recruitment and orientation process and provides performance feedback and input for performance evaluation purposes. May implement coaching, counseling, and corrective action when needed.

PAY RANGE:

$57.66 - $86.49

Mercyhealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Mercyhealth offers competitive pay and benefits, including retirement, time off, on-demand pay, access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and more. Click here for more details.

At Mercyhealth, we don't simply hire people, we empower employee-partners who are passionate about making lives better. As an integrated health system, we deliver exceptional, coordinated across seven hospitals, 85 primary and specialty clinics, and a team of over 7,500 professionals serving northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin.

Mercyhealth has been nationally recognized for our commitment to our people and culture, including:

• #1 in the nation on AARP's Best Employers for Workers Over 50
• One of Working Mother magazine's 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers
• A Top 50 Company and Top 10 Nonprofit for Executive Women